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Services and Contacts
Services
Find your Nearest Community Garden
Find your nearest community garden, learn the impact of community gardens, and information about the number of plots the county offers.
How to Vacate County Interest in Real Property
Property Acquisition processes vacation applications from citizens in accordance with Florida Statutes.
Nominate A Property for the Environmental Lands Program
The Environmental Lands Program is focused on the conservation of Manatee County’s environmental heritage. Only properties whose owners want to have their land considered for purchase are considered.
Subscribe to the Surplus Property Email
If the County has any property in surplus that are available for bids, you will receive an email notification when you subscribe.
View County Surplus Property
View any properties that the County may have in Surplus
View County-Owned Property
View the County-owned Property map which also provides more details and links to the Property Appraiser’s parcel details page for even more information.
View the Candidate Property Dashboard for Conservation Acquisition
View candidate properties for conservation acquisition.
- Conservation and Parks Projects Referendum (Resolution 20-105) (pdf) (2582 KB)
- Crane Park Addition (pdf) (1033 KB)
- Crooked River Preserve Photos (pdf) (14555 KB)
- Disposition of surplus lands (pdf) (159 KB)
- ELMAC Appointment for Implementation of Referendum (Resolution 21-182) (pdf) (77 KB)
- ELMAC Meeting Schedule 2026 (pdf) (173 KB)
- ELMAC Supplemental Information (pdf) (125 KB)
- ELP Process Flowchart (pdf) (160 KB)
- elp_nomination-form (pdf) (733 KB)
- Environmental Lands Acquisition Workflow (pdf) (160 KB)
- Environmental Lands Financial Summary 2025 (pdf) (625 KB)
- Environmental Lands financial Summary May 2025 (pdf) (625 KB)
- Environmental Lands Ordinance (Chapter 2-25 Code of Ordinances) (pdf) (364 KB)
- Environmental Lands Program and Referendum Supplemental Information (pdf) (76 KB)
- Environmental Millage Overview March 2024 (pdf) (986 KB)
- Manatee County Bid Submittal Form (pdf) (158 KB)
- Manatee County, FL Zoning Codes (pdf) (103 KB)
- North Pine Island (pdf) (1105 KB)
- Online Vacation Application Instructions (pdf) (180 KB)
- Rye Road Map (pdf) (492 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_CrookedRiverRanch_Revised (pdf) (12436 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_EmersonPointExpansion_Revised (pdf) (810 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_TripleOak (pdf) (761 KB)
- Summary report Environmental Lands (pdf) (89 KB)
- Surveyor_Checklist (pdf) (261 KB)
- Vacation_Affidavit (pdf) (269 KB)
- Work Plan North Pine Island (pdf) (333 KB)
Environmental Lands Program
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Property Acquisition Division
Provides a wide range of real estate services to County departments and citizens of Manatee County. These services include Land acquisition for Capital improvement projects (CIP), as well as other projects throughout the County.More Information